This work focuses on Bangladesh, a country where population is one of the major problem but fertility rates decline in the last few decades sharply. The progression from first to second birth is a crucial component in fertility change; for this reason, the study aims at analyzing the second-birth intensities of Bangladesh. Proportional hazards models have been applied to the 2007 Bangladesh Dem...

Robert J. Thomas, David Wang, Brendon J. Yee, and Ronald R. Grunstein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Sleep & Circadian Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellenc...

This paper describes a context-aware mobile application which aims at adaptively motivating its users to assume active lifestyles. The application is built on a model which combines ‘motion patterns’ with ‘activity profiles’, in order to evaluate the user’s real level of activity and decide which actions to take to give advice or provide feedback. In particular, a ‘move-to-uncover’ wallpaper pu...

This paper introduces Floasys, a Web-based platform to foster the collaboration among engineers involved in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. The platform has been designed around the simulation data, i.e., fostering and stimulating sharing, re-use and aggregation of models, simulation results and engineers annotations. Floasys requirements come directly from an extensive requirem...

This paper deals with the implementation of the Geogame Neocartographer in a theoretically based developed learning environment for secondary education, using the design-based research methodology (DBR). The research interests in this context are to which extent motivation can be created, and how it affects the students’ performance, as well as the effects of the game on aspects of spatial thin...

PURPOSE Recent studies have concluded that there is a lack of "patient-centered" care in nursing homes and subsequently a need for nursing home culture change. As a result, a variety of new, promising initiatives have been introduced, with most of these incorporating the use of "empowered" employees. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of empowered work teams--a work design sp...

a child care service, it is surprising that there is still a great deal of confusion as to the conditions under which children are fostered in private homes. It is believed generally that it is better for a child who is deprived of the care of the family of origin to be brought up in another private family rather than in a children's home with a professional staff. There is little evidence, how...

the midst of raw sewage. In 2001, The EPA also found itself in trouble after declaring Ground Zero air clear, soon after the September 11th attacks. Local officials later heaped criticism on the EPA for that call. Even though the air was within normal limits, noxious dust coated buildings — and poorly protected cleaning crews were sent in to clean up that mess after the EPA’s all-clear. It’s al...